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Wolves are social. hierarchical, competitive. territorial, and predatory. They evolved as effective predators in part through pack formation.
The gray wolf (also known as the timber wolf), the largest wild member of the dog family of mammals is native to much of Europe, Asia, and North America (but now with greatly restricted range and numbers.There are currently three types of wolves recognized by scientists. They are: Gray Wolf --Red Wolf--Ethiopian Wolf

A Short Course On Gray Wolves
Classification
Kingdom Animals
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammals
Order Carnivores
Family Canidae
Genus Canis
Species Lupus (gray wolf)


Common Names
Tundra Wolf, Timber Wolf, Gray Wolf, Arctic Wolf, Lobo Wolf, Plains Wolf, and the Buffalo Wolf.

Subspecies In North America, there are five subspecies of gray wolf. These are as follows:
Canis Lupus Baileyi Canis Lupus Lycaon Canis Lupus Nubilus Canis Lupus Arctos Canis Lupus Occidentalis

Fur
Wolves have two fur coats:
Undercoat - This coat is thick like wool and traps air to help keep the wolf warm Overcoat (guard hairs) - These hairs are coarse and hollow. This gives another layer of insulation against the cold. Fur Color Wolves can be white, gray, black, brown, red, and yellow. Usually, wolves are a combination of colors.

Eye Color Most wolves have golden to yellow eyes. Some wolves have brown eyes and there has been even some wolves with green eyes reported in the past. If you ever see a wolf with blue eyes your probably looking at a hybrid cross.
Wolf Talk: Wolves communicate with many different sounds. These are listed below:
Howling,Barking,Growling,Whining,Yipping.
The communal howling of a pack may serve to assemble its members, communicate with other near-by packs, or advertise its territorial claims, or it may be simply a sorce of pleasure. Visual and scented signals are also important in wolf communication.

Height 2 - 3 feet at shoulders Length 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 feet long, tip of nose to tip of tail. Weight 50 to 150 pounds Paw 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

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